NokpadaLao kitchen

Nokpada · A Lao lunch counter

Pound. Toss.
Pass the rice.

Two lidded woven bamboo baskets for Lao sticky rice
Sticky rice belongs at the center of the table.

The lunch plate

$16

A little
of each.

Chicken larb, green papaya salad and sticky rice. One plate, plenty to get into.

Read the lunch menu

Made when you ask

Your salad.
Your kind of heat.

Green papaya, tomato, lime and chili, pounded to order. Ask for mild, medium or hot. Have it with sticky rice, or alongside larb.

From the chopping board

Larb

Finely chopped chicken tossed with lime, herbs and toasted rice powder. Bright, savory, and ready for a pinch of sticky rice.

Larb plate · $15

White sticky rice steaming in a woven basket over a pot
From the steam to the basket.

A basket between friends

Rice is part
of the meal.

We serve sticky rice in woven baskets at the counter. Take a small pinch, press it together and have a bite with your salad or larb.

Come by the kitchen

A tableful, a trayful

Bring a few more to lunch.

Large orders start at 8 plates. Give us at least 48 hours’ notice, your plate choices and a preferred pickup time during kitchen hours.

Plan a large order